is a
Constituency represented in the
House Of Commons of the
Parliament Of The United Kingdom . It elects one
Member Of Parliament (MP) by the
First Past The Post system of election.
The constituency is located in the southern part of
County Durham in the
North East of
England . It includes the whole of the
Teesdale District and parts of
Wear Valley district and
Sedgefield borough. The constituency includes
Barnard Castle ,
Middleton-in-Teesdale ,
Bishop Auckland ,
Shildon ,
Spennymoor ,
Tudhoe and surrounding areas.
Following their review into parliamentary representation in
County Durham , the
Boundary Commission For England has made very minor alterations to the Bishop Auckland seat.
The electoral wards used in the creation of the modified seat, to be fought at the UK general election in 2009 or 2010, are;
- Byerley, Low Spennymoor and Tudhoe Grange, Middlestone, Spennymoor, Sunnydale, Thickley and Tudhoe from Sedgefield
- The district of Teesdale
- Bishop Auckland Town, Cockton Hill, Coundon, Dene Valley, Escomb, Henknowle, West Auckland, and Woodhouse Close from Wear Valley
- ''Constituency created'' ( 1885 )
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Richard Bell
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8,736
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229
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+02
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Margaret Hopson
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1,309
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34
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+34
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Fiona McNish
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8,754
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227
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+25
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Green Party of England and Wales
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Carl Bennett
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1,052
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27
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''N/A''
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